GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| slew | a large number |